The Set-Up

He placed his palm on the door, took a breath, and pushed. The room was filled with people seated around a dining table. They fell silent and stared. One man in a charcoal grey suit stood up. “Who the hell are you?”

“I’m,” he spotted Anna in the hall, having a giggle fit. “I’m the man who is in love with the devious, scheming…amazing woman you call ‘daughter’. I would be honored to call her ‘wife’. Sir.”

September 23 Prompt:Declaration – In 99 words (no more, no less) declare an intention in a story. Is it one person, a character speaking up or speaking out? Is it a group or a nation? Create a tension before or after the declaration. It can be private or public, big or small. Does it have power to those who state it or hear? What does it change?

Aw, thanks. So, just to be clear, when you say ‘written any books’ do you mean “written” or “published”? Because not so much on the “published” piece. Also, I’m wondering why you ask. (This is where you can tell me I’m such a good writer that you just assumed…) 😉

Good thing he likes her devious sense of humor! Great build up of tension, but it’s clear that no matter how nervous or how many witnesses, he’s ready for it. Did you say this was creepy? Tense, not creepy. Funny, too!

Okay. You got me. I did say ‘creepy’. It was a set-up to lure you to the Reef. (See what I did there? I’m so clever I can’t even stand myself. Really. I can’t.) Yes, he does love her sense of humor. Pfft! Who wouldn’t? 😉 Thanks, friend.